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Women’s Club of Greater Reston
May 2014
DATE: THURSDAY, MAY 15 @ 11:30 AM PLACE: HIDDEN CREEK COUNTRY CLUB
1711 CLUBHOUSE ROAD, RESTON, VA 703-437-5222
Decorator and textile designer Lauren Liess will be our speaker. Lauren has a new design store in Great Falls and is featured in the March Better Homes and Gardens. Bring your
decorating questions and she will try to help.
Music will be provided by Betty Cooley.
Please check page 3 for menu details
BBQ Saturday, June 7
More details on page 5
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THE NEW BOARD OF 2014/2015
President Susan Ragland
First VP (Programs) Sharon Pound
Second VP (Membership) Sandra MacDougall
Co-chair Val Wallace
Activities Carole Smithline
Get Acquainted Coffee Georgene Kaufman
Historian Jo Ann Esposito
Hospitality Vicky Smith
Newsletter Editor OPEN
Public Relations Sue Keller
Secretary Sue Ann McNamara
Special Events Pepper Buckley
Treasurer Kathy Fehringer
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Please place a check mark next to your choice of entrée and mail this
with your check
Menu
Mesclun Salad-Mixed Greens, Cherry Tomatoes, Shaved Carrots, Roasted
Pears, Goat Cheese with Raspberry Vinaigrette
Choice of Entree
Roasted Breast of Free Range Chicken, Wild Rice, Haricot Vert & Champagne
Morel Sauce
Seared Atlantic Salmon, Horseradish Mashed Potatoes, Asparagus with Tomato
Vinaigrette
Stuffed Portobello Mushroom, Wilted Spinach, Roasted Red Peppers,
Mozzarella, Parsley Buerre Blanc & Creamy Risotto
Special requests can be accommodated
Dessert - White Chocolate Mousse with sugared berries
Coffee, hot tea, water, assorted sodas & juices, and non-alcoholic drinks
included
Cash bar set-up
Please make your check out to WCGR for $25.00 and put your entree selection
on your check. The deadline for your reservation is Monday, May 5.
Please send your check to:
Janice Shea, 2570 John Milton Drive, Herndon, VA 20171, by May 5
Kitty Shea: 703-860-1124 Sandra MacDougall: 703-362-5027
Janet Findley: 703-481-2579 Janice Shea: 703-620-2024
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GET ACQUAINTED COFFEE Jo Ann Esposito 703-437-3996
Ahhh, we finally have had a wonderful taste of lovely weather. Put on your spring garb, and join us for coffee and goodies. DATE: Wednesday, May 14 TIME: 10:00 AM HOSTESS: Sharon Pound ADDRESS: 2026 Peppermint Court, Reston, VA 20191 PLEASE RSVP either by calling
Sharon at 571-201-8719, or email [email protected]. For planning purposes, let her know if you would like to bring something to share.
Congratulations to our new board members! Thank you for agreeing to share your wit and wisdom to keep our club running strong. The new board members will be sworn in at the Spring Luncheon (mail your checks in, hint, hint!).
I'm excited to see our new club members jumping in with two feet and getting involved. We have brand new members leading activites, serving on the board, and hostessing. Whatever your interests or available time, there is a way for you to contribute to enhancing the club -- bring a snack to a general meeting or monthly coffee, sell raffle tickets at a general meeting, help on a committee, host your favorite montly activity. There are lots of ways to get involved, meet new people, and have fun! Please let me or any activity or board member know if you can help. June 7 is the BBQ -- mark your calendar and send in your check. This is the final event before we break for summer. I hope you'll join us! Best, Susan
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Workshops Accessorizing with Jewelry – Gail Crockett
Come see Gail Crockett, a vintage costume jewelry dealer known as "Aunt Tink",
show interesting and different ways to wear jewelry. Spice up what you have and
think out of the box with your jewelry. Gail will be giving us new ideas to accessorize
on Friday, May 16, at 10:30 AM.
Please call ahead to RSVP at 703-464-9501 or E-mail: [email protected].
Gail Crockett, 11262 Center Harbor Road, Reston, VA 20194
Canasta – Nancy Huber
Contact Nancy Huber, who is helping members to learn or brush up their recollections of
canasta. Nancy will do this outside the monthly game. After a session or two – you are
up to speed and can join in.
E-mail: [email protected] Nancy Huber: 703-757-7557
If you have any ideas for future workshops, please let Kathy Fehringer know. I will be glad to assist in
setting up. Special thanks to all the workshop leaders this year – Claudia Crews, Margaret Nichols,
Susan Ragland, Gail Crockett, and Nancy Huber.
WCGR Special Event: BBQ June 7 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM
FOOD: Steak, chicken, salads, desserts, bread, and condiments
DRINKS: Soft drinks provided -- Bring your own alcoholic beverages
LOCATION: Susan and John Ragland’s home
1309 Stamford Way
Reston, VA 20194
COST: $20 per attendee [RSVP by Wednesday, June 4]
Please send your check payable to WCGR to:
Joanne Esposito
12618 Bayard Drive
Reston, VA 20191
Questions should be directed to [email protected]
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MEMBERSHIP Sharon Pound 571-201-8719
GET A HEAD START ON YOUR MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FOR NEXT YEAR! In this newsletter we have included the membership renewal/application form for next year. Before we break for the summer. please be sure to fill out the form and either mail it with your $30 annual dues to PO Box 3104, Reston, VA 20195-1104 or bring your payment and the completed form to the Spring Luncheon at the Hidden Creek Country Club on May 15th.
In the new application form we have added an additional question concerning the directory. Please be sure to indicate if you want and will arrange to pick up a paper copy of the directory or if you prefer to use the members-only online directory option on our website. Look for this paragraph on the form: The membership directory is available for members only on the club website and is updated every month. Do you also want a printed copy of the 2014-2015 directory? YES □ NO □ Printed copies are distributed at general meetings, and unless there is a special circumstance, directories are not mailed to members. It has been a pleasure serving as your VP of Membership this year, and I am looking forward to seeing you all again next year.
M E M B E R S N E W S
MAY BIRTHDAYS
Ingrid Weinschel 01 Karen Johannese 16 Jane Blanchard 03 Jane Martin 17 Gail McDonald 05 Jan Anderson 18 Roberta Livingston 06 Shareen Ober 23 Suzanne Preberowsky 09 Suzy Thomas 23 Carol Byrne 12
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ACTIVITIES
Carole Smithline 703-356-4538
A big Thank You to all our wonderful chair ladies. We appreciate your work in keeping our organization running so well. Our hats are off to all of you.
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G A M E S
MAH JONGG Joyce Summers 703-969-8441
DATE: Wednesday, May 21 TIME: 1:00 PM HOSTESS: Margaret Nichols ADDRESS: 12617 Bayard Drive, Reston, VA RSVP: By Sunday, May 18, to Margaret at [email protected] or 703-834-0468 This group is comprised of experienced Mah Jongg (American) players. The hostess will determine the number of players she is able to accommodate. We play for $3.00. Please bring your own card. Experienced players are welcome!
CANASTA Janet Findley 703-481-2579
Virginia Gonzalez 703-777-2047
Please note a Date Change!
DATE: Monday, May 19 TIME: 1:00 PM HOSTESS: Ursula Precht ADDRESS: 19375 Cypress Ridge Terrace, #914 Landsdowne, VA 20176-5189 RSVP: [email protected]
Please note that we will be playing on the THIRD Monday this
month due to the Memorial Day Holiday!
Our canasta group is an experienced group and we meet on
the fourth Monday of the month. We take turns hosting and
usually play from 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM.
SECOND TUESDAY BRIDGE Betty Murray 703-796-1212
DATE: Tuesday, May 13 TIME: 1:00 PM HOSTESS: Mary Lou Layton PHONE: 571-313-8190 ADDRESS: 20876 Prince Lowes Terrace, Sterling, VA
This is a party bridge group; we meet once a month in members' homes for a relaxing afternoon. If you want to play, please contact any member of the group.
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DUPLICATE BRIDGE Pepper Buckley [email protected]
Third Thursday of the month: 1:00-3:30 PM
Next get-together for those who have signed on for WCGR Duplicate Bridge will be at 1:00 PM, June
19, at Pepper’s, 11298 Spyglass Cove Lane, Reston 20191. Email Pepper to let her know whether or
not you will attend.
Duplicate Bridge group welcomes couples/partnerships and singles to play bridge in which most
players bid the current conventions. While competitive, it is not a “serious” group and convivial,
learning-oriented review of play is welcome. No food, just bridge. Please email Pepper if you wish to
participate.
Future 2014 Dates: May date coopted by WCGR spring luncheon; therefore, no duplicate bridge in
May. We will vote in June on continuing through the summer months.
SCRABBLE Carol Berman 703-437-9068
Mary Kenney 703-435-3397
Attention Scrabble Players: Our next meeting is on Friday, May 16, at the home of Joyce Dadant, 11715 Newbridge Court, Reston, VA 20191. We start at 1:00 PM and finish by 3:00 PM. RSVP to Joyce at 703-620-2507, or [email protected]. Hope to see you there.
It's BUNCO TIME!! Laura Onorio 240-506-3450
Phyllis McCulley 703-787-6903
Due to the holiday in May, there is no Bunco in May.
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B O O K G R O U P S
PAGETURNERS Terry Morrow [email protected]
DATE: Tuesday, May 20 TIME: 1:00 PM BOOK: Star of the Sea by Joseph O’Connor LEADER: Pat Bredthauer HOSTESS: Marty Hey ADDRESS: 11631 Newbridge Court, Reston, VA 20191 RSVP: to Marty at [email protected] or 703-476-5441
BOOK REMARKS
Kathy Day 703-476-8641
DATE: Thursday, May 8 TIME: Noon – 2:00 PM SUBJECT: 2014-2015 Book Selections and May Potluck BOOK: None HOSTESS & LEADER: Kathryn Day
RSVP: [email protected]
MONDAY MORNING BOOKS Julie Aurora 703-478-6911
DATE: Monday, May 5 TIME: 10:30 AM
PLACE: Reston Library - Conference Room One (1)
BOOK: One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus Luncheon
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L U N C H , D I N N E R , A N D W I N E
DESTINATION DINNER Betty Reed 703-727-4737
[email protected] We visit various restaurants, some new ones as well as old favorites. Separate checks are issued.
Gregorio’s is a local, family-owned restaurant which uses regionally grown ingredients when possible.
Sometimes we gather afterwards in a home for more conversation and dessert. Please let me know if
you’d like to invite us to your home afterward for dessert.
We look forward to your joining us!
DATE: Sunday, May 25 TIME: 6:00 PM PLACE: Gregorio’s Trattoria 1428 North Point Village Center Reston, VA http://www.gregoriostrattoria.com/ Restaurant phone: 703 689-4894 RESERVATIONS: Due by Fri., May 23, at 4:00 PM
To make a reservation, please send an e-mail to:
[email protected] or call 703-727-4737 and leave a
message. E-mail is preferred. Please put “Destination
Dinner” in the subject line.
TO CANCEL, EVEN AS LATE AS THE DAY of the dinner: 1. Please call me directly & leave a message at 703-727-4737. I’ll check for messages in the afternoon as well as at the restaurant. 2. IN ADDITION to the phone call message, please send me an e-mail. If I am home, I’ll e-mail you quickly to assure you I received your cancellation. 3. Call the restaurant ONLY if you need ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS how to get there. Do NOT call the restaurant to make/cancel your reservation.
THE LADIES LUSCIOUS LUNCHEON Margaret Kohlberg 703-481-8566
The Luncheon is canceled for May. We will resume in September/October.
LUNCHEON DELIGHT Sigrid Nelson 703-404-2796
Ursula Precht 703-726-8797 The Luncheon is cancelled for May. Hopefully we will resume in September/October.
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CASUAL DINING Pepper Buckley: [email protected]
There will be no Casual Dining in May due to a lack of hostesses.
NEXT DINNER DATE: June 14, 2014
6:00 PM HOSTS: Karen and Bruce Diamond
11400 Hollow Timber Court Reston, VA 20194
Main course: Chicken Tarragon
Casual Dining is a group of singles and couples meeting at 6:00 PM on the 2nd Saturday of the month. The hostess provides a main course of her choice for 8 to 16 people (hostess specifies number). Each guest household brings a menu item to share: salad, appetizer, vegetable, dessert, bread, and other side dishes. It's BYOB and each person contributes $5/meal to defray costs to the hostess. If numbers require it and we have volunteers to hostess, we will open a second host-home for a given dinner date. Please email Pepper if you want to participate this year, as well as the month and number of people you would be willing to host. [email protected]. Great eating--greater camaraderie!!!
WINE TASTING Margaret Nichols 703-834-0468
DATE & TIME: Saturday, May 17 @ 7:00 PM COST: $15 per person – payable to the host at the tasting HOSTS: Deidre and David Richardson 12621 Centurion Lane, Fairfax, VA RSVP: By Sunday, May 11 (703) 262-0930 or [email protected] Host will accommodate 12 for this tasting.
This group meets once a month on the 3rd Saturday at 7:00 PM at a member’s home or another venue at the choosing of the host. The host selects and sets up the wines for tasting. Coffee, tea, and dessert are generally served following the tasting. It is the policy of this group that, if you have RSVP’d and after the RSVP date you are unable to attend, in fairness to the hosts who will have made purchases based on number of attendees on the RSVP date, you are still responsible for the cost per person.
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A R T S & C R A F T S
DAYTIME NEEDLECRAFT Lillian Brodeur 703-437-1723
Do you love to crochet, needlepoint, or knit? Do you want to learn? We welcome both beginners and more advanced needleworkers. Do come and join us. DATE: Thursday, May 1 TIME 1:00 PM HOSTESS: Lillian Brodeur ADDRESS: 1566 Old Eaton Lane, Reston, VA 20194 We will look forward to seeing you all very soon. May is just around the corner.
ANTIQUING Carol Bryne 703-860-0203
Diane Sinha 703-620-2734
. The Antiquing group will be going to Middleburg on Friday, May 23rd. We will meet in front of the Starbucks at Franklin Farm Shopping Center at 9:30 AM.
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PROFILE OF THE MONTH
BETTY REED Born in OK, I grew up in OK & KS. After receiving a BM degree in Piano Pedagogy from the U. of Okla., I married the love of my life nearly 53 years ago in a ceremony in which my college voice teacher sang, and my dear college piano teacher and longtime friend played the organ.
A year later we moved from Okla. City to Prairie Village, KS, a suburb of Kansas City, for Marvin to return to dental school to specialize in children’s dentistry. I taught music in a grade school & piano at home. During this time, one afternoon I watched from the school window as a tornado struck a housing area, flinging debris high into the sky. The wild drive home that day became etched in my memory forever. Wailing sirens encompassed me. Divided highways no longer existed as emergency vehicles raced to the scene via all lanes. In self-defense I abandoned my usual route & drove a spider’s web of back streets to our home.
One summer during a FL fishing trip, Marvin snared the sole catch of the day – a beautiful sailfish. If you would like a sailfish to display in your home, you may have it. First come,….. We loved KC. Marvin taught dentists aspiring to become pediatric dentists. Our two sons, now 44 and 46, were born. We moved to Memphis, when Marvin became Assoc. Dean of the UT dental school. I returned to college and received a MM in Music Theory. Marvin was an immeasurable help with our sons during those days. The last year in Memphis I taught piano at a private girls’ school. Students were released from class for piano lessons – a very different cry from today where classroom music struggles, often unsuccessfully, for the educational dollar against sports. Returning to KC, Marvin resumed his former position as head of pedodontics at Children’s Mercy Hospital. I joined the Leawood Women’s Club, an antique study group. I took many courses through the extensive Art Ministry program at church – picture framing, tole-painting, egg-decorating, making crèche dolls, and braiding a 5 x 8’ rug. Soon I knew I didn’t like water color and I couldn’t work with stained glass (the sound & smell) or pottery (the feel of the clay). We were active in the Partners of the Americas program that linked KS & Paraguay together. As a result, in 1978 and again in 1981 we spent three weeks in Asuncion, Paraguay, while Marvin taught pedodontics to the students, practicing dentists and dental faculty. We moved to Williamsburg for 18 months before Marvin came here to work at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in the central office of dentistry. He retired in 1998. Since our two sons were here establishing themselves with families and jobs, we decided to retire here. My current passions? Family and friends, teaching piano, the performance arts, travelling, studying German with Brooke Nelson (Sigrid’s husband), learning about antiques (especially Flow Blue), and following figure skating. A former member of this club who moved away was responsible for turning my lifelong dream of watching figure skating at the Olympics into reality in 2010 when they were in Vancouver. I cherish the WCGR friendships made while serving several years as an officer and chair of Destination Dining. I strongly urge each new member to attend activities of special interest regularly, find a niche, and serve the club. The rewards? Life-long friends!
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NEWS ON MEMBERS Sue Ann McNamara 703-869-7624
Please contact me if you or anyone you know needs a get well wish, a word of cheer, congratulations, or sympathy.
PUBLIC RELATIONS Sue Keller 703-869-9119
General Meeting announcements appear in the Thursday Community News
section of the Washington Post and in the Connection Papers, published on
Wednesdays. Club information can also be found on the following websites:
American Towns, Reston Patch, and Reston Now. No press releases in May
due to the club luncheon.
HOSPITALITY Ann Herlich 703-481-1458
Thanks to Diane Blackwell, Val Wallace, Kathy Fehringer, and Mary Lou Layton
for bringing refreshments to the April General Meeting.
I would also like to thank again those who brought refreshments, and helped me
set up and clean up, for the last two years. Vicki Smith will be taking over
Hospitality next year. I enjoyed the last two years especially because of all the
help and getting to know new people.
Notes from The Board
We are deeply sorry to hear about the death of our friend Roberta Livingston. Roberta was a long time member who will be greatly missed. There will be a memorial service on Sunday, April 27, at 2:00 PM. It will be held at Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation at 21740 Beaumeade Circle (off Loudoun County Parkway), Suite 100, Ashburn, VA.
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NEWSLETTER Pearl DiPasquale 703-476-5464
Newsletter deadline is Friday May 16 at 12:00 Noon. Please send all articles to: [email protected]
CHARITY LIAISON Janice Shea 703-620-2924
Ladies, the Luncheon is our last meeting and I thought a donation of canned
and/or dry goods would be a nice last hurrah. A lot of organizations are
forgotten in the summer, so I would like to help Cornerstones food bank with
some staples.
Again, I cannot thank you enough for your generosity.
TREASURER’S REPORT Fay Nafici 703-507-9600
The complete Treasurer’s report for March and April will come out in the next newsletter.
WCGR Website – Free Registration
The WCGR website contains information for prospective members; however, when a member registers
they will be able to see information ONLY for members. Members will be able to view (and print some
pages of) the current Directory, current and past newsletters, new members, etc.
I encourage you to take a moment and click on the WCGR website: www.restonnewcomers.org
and register. During the registration process please use your TAB key to get to the next line. And
make note of the ‘logon’ and ‘password’ you have chosen.
Once your registration has been approved you will receive an email with a link to complete the process.
Questions regarding the registration process and the website should be directed to
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JOINT BOARD MEETING: May 6 at Susan Ragland's house, 1309 Stamford Way, Reston. This meeting includes our current board members and our new board members. The meeting will begin at 10:00 AM. Current members please bring any information and files you have to turn over to the new board members. Lunch will follow the meeting and be provided by our current board members. Please RSVP to Susan @ [email protected] by May 2. Best, Susan
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UNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNEDAY THURDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 Daytime
Needlecraft 1:00 PM
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5 Monday Morning Books
10:30 AM
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Board Meeting 9:45 AM
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8 Book
Remarks 12:00 Noon
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13 Second Tuesday Bridge
1:00 PM
14 Get
Acquainted Coffee
10:00 AM
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Installation luncheon 11:30 AM
16 Scrabble 1:00 PM
Workshop 10:30 AM
Newsletter deadline
17 Wine
Tasting 7:00 PM
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19 Canasta 1:00 PM
20 Pageturners 1:00 PM
21 Mah Jongg
1:00 PM
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23 Antiquing 9:30 AM
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25 Destination
Dinner 6:00 PM
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The Women’s Club of Greater Reston does not endorse or sponsor any commercial enterprise or profit
making venture. The club does not endorse any religious, political, or business pursuits. Club members may not use the organization to advertise their own business
Please remember to check our web site: www.restonnewcomers.org